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Rhode Island Route 108
Route 108 is a state highway in Washington County, Rhode Island. The route begins at an intersection with Ocean Road in the village of Narragansett Pier (within the town of Narragansett), just north of Point Judith Light. The route's northern terminus is at an intersection with Route 138 in the town of South Kingstown, just east of the University of Rhode Island. In between, Route 108 connects to the Block Island Sound community of Galilee and passes through the villages of Wakefield and Peace Dale. Route description Route 108 begins at an intersection with Ocean Road in the village of Narragansett Pier, several blocks north of Point Judith Light. Route 108 proceeds eastward as Point Judith Road, before turning northward at White Swan Road. The route is residential in nature for several blocks, soon intersecting with the Galilee Escape Route, which connects Route 108 to the village of Galilee and the Point Judith Block Island Ferry, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narragansett Pier Railroad
The Narragansett Pier Railroad was a railroad in southern Rhode Island, running from West Kingston to Narragansett Pier. It was built by the Hazard Family of Rhode Island to connect their textile mills in Peace Dale and Wakefield to the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad at Kingston Station as well as to ocean-going steamboats at Narragansett Pier. Passenger service ran on the line from 1876 to 1952; the line continued freight operation as a Class III railroad until 1981. Most of the right-of-way has been converted to the William C. O'Neill Bike Path. History Formation and construction The Narragansett Pier Railroad was chartered in January 1868 and opened on July 17, 1876 from Kingston Railroad Station to Narragansett Pier. Operation by the Hazard Family In 1890 the railway transported more than 100,000 passengers and several thousands tons of freight and luggage. An express train needed 13 minutes from Kingston to Narragansett.Sallie W. LatimerNarragansett By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Judith, Rhode Island
Point Judith is a village and a small Cape (geography), cape, on the coast of Narragansett, Rhode Island, on the western side of Narragansett Bay where it opens out onto Rhode Island Sound. It is the location for the year-round ferry service that connects Block Island to the mainland and contains the fishing hamlet of Galilee, Rhode Island. History Point Judith was either named for Judith Thatcher or Judith Hull. Judith Thatcher was a passenger on a small vessel with her father when it ran aground on the point and was almost wrecked. Judith is said to have rendered great service and as a result the vessel was saved. In remembrance of this the crew called the point after her name. According to Edmund Quincy's 1874 biography of his father Josiah Quincy, Point Judith was named after Judith Hull by her husband John Hull (merchant), John Hull. In the mid-17th Century Point Judith was mined by Hull in the search for "black lead", hoping to find silver. Hull was the treasurer and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Block Island
Block Island is an island in the U.S. state of Rhode Island located in Block Island Sound approximately south of the mainland and east of Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, named after Dutch explorer Adriaen Block. It is part of Washington County and shares the same area as the town of New Shoreham. The Nature Conservancy added Block Island to its list of "The Last Great Places" which consists of 12 sites in the western hemisphere, and about 40 percent of the island is set aside for conservation. It is part of the Outer Lands region, a coastal archipelago. Block Island is a popular summer tourist destination and is known for its bicycling, hiking, sailing, fishing, and beaches. It is also the location of Block Island North Light on the northern tip of the island and Block Island Southeast Light on the southeastern side, both historic lighthouses. Much of the northwestern tip of the island is an undeveloped natural area and resting stop for birds along the Atlantic flyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Numbered Routes In Rhode Island
The U.S. state of Rhode Island has 70 state highways, coordinated and signed by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT). Most of these are partly or fully state highways, roads owned and maintained by RIDOT. Every city and town in Rhode Island, except for New Shoreham, Rhode Island, New Shoreham (Block Island), has at least one numbered route. History State highways in Rhode Island are signed with a standard square shield (for 2-digit routes) or a rectangular shield (for 3-digit routes), with black digits on a white background. The state initials of R.I. are placed above the number, as seen in the adjacent picture. The shields are similar to that of neighboring Massachusetts, though that state's route signs contain only the number. On some older highway signs, state route shields occasionally omit the "R.I." above the number, but most newer signage (particularly along I-95) features the state initials. Interstate Highways U.S. Highways Mainline route ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South County Bike Path
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', cf English meridional), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-facing side'' of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 122 (Rhode Island)
Route 122 is a numbered state highway running in Rhode Island, United States. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 1 in Rhode Island, U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Pawtucket, and its northern terminus is at the Massachusetts border where it continues as Massachusetts Route 122. Route description Route 122 takes the following route through the State: *Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Pawtucket: ; U.S. Route 1 in Rhode Island, U.S. 1 to Central Falls, Rhode Island, Central Falls city line **Main Street and Lonsdale Avenue *Central Falls, Rhode Island, Central Falls: ; Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Pawtucket city line to Lincoln, Rhode Island, Lincoln town line **Lonsdale Avenue *Lincoln, Rhode Island, Lincoln: ; Central Falls, Rhode Island, Central Falls city line to Cumberland, Rhode Island, Cumberland town line **Lonsdale Avenue *Cumberland, Rhode Island, Cumberland: ; Lincoln, Rhode Island, Lincoln town line to Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Woonsocket city line **Mendon Road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Woonsocket ( ), is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,240 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Being Rhode Island's northernmost city, Woonsocket lies directly south of the Massachusetts state line and constitutes part of both the Providence metropolitan area and the larger Greater Boston Combined Statistical Area. The city is the corporate headquarters of CVS Health, a pharmacy services provider. It is home to Landmark Medical Center, the Museum of Work and Culture, and the American-French Genealogical Society. History Before the arrival of European settlers in northern Rhode Island during the 17th century, today's Woonsocket region was inhabited by three Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribes: the Nipmuc (Cowesett), Wampanoag, and Narragansett (tribe), Narragansett. In 1661, the English theologian Roger Williams (theologian), Roger Williams purchased th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful Providence" which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers. The city developed as a busy port as it is situated at the mouth of the Providence River in Providence County, at the head of Narragansett Bay. Providence was one of the first cities in the country to industrialize and became noted for its textile manufacturing and subsequent machine tool, jewelry, and silverware industries. Today, the city of Providence is home to eight hospitals and List of colleges and universities in Rhode Island#Institutions, eight institutions of higher learning which have shifted the city's economy into service industries, though it still retains some manufacturin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 146A (Rhode Island)
Route 146 is a limited-access road in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, maintained by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT). Spanning approximately along a northwest–southeast axis, it links the cities of Providence, Woonsocket, and Worcester, Massachusetts. The southern terminus of Route 146 is located at Interstate 95 (I-95) in Providence. The majority of the route is a controlled-access highway, with the exception of at-grade crossings and driveway access in the towns of North Smithfield and Lincoln. The northern terminus is located at the Rhode Island–Massachusetts state line in Millville, where it transitions into Massachusetts Route 146 and continues northbound towards the Massachusetts Turnpike in Millbury and I-290 in Worcester. Route description Route 146 begins in downtown Providence at I-95 northbound exit 38 (there is no direct access from I-95 southbound; access to Route 146 is via surface streets). Locally it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 246 (Rhode Island)
Route 246 is a numbered state highway running in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The Old Louisquisset Pike portion of the road was laid out through Louisquisset in 1682. Route description Route 246 begins at an intersection with US 1 in Providence, heading north on four-lane undivided Mill Street.From the southern terminus, the road crosses the Moshassuck River, where the name changes to Charles Street, and passes office buildings, intersecting the southern terminus of Route 7. The route turns northwest and splits into the one-way pair of Charles Street northbound and Ashburton Street and Chalkstone Avenue southbound. southbound as the northbound direction comes to a partial interchange with I-95 that provides access to northbound I-95 and from southbound I-95. Route 246 becomes two-way on Charles Street again and continues through commercial areas, coming to a bridge over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. The route turns north, with a ramp to the northbound direction of the Route ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saugatucket River
The Saugatucket River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 13 km (8 mi). There are three dams along the river's length. Course The river begins in a small pond east of Deer Ridge Drive in North Kingstown. From there, it flows south through South Kingstown to its mouth at Silver Spring Cove, south of the village of Wakefield. Crossings Below is a list of all crossings over the Saugatucket River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream. *South Kingstown **Mooresfield Road ( RI 138) **Broad Rock Road **Saugatucket Road **Kersey Road **Kingstown Road ( RI 108) **Church Street **Main Street **Silver Lake Avenue ** U.S. 1 Tributaries Fresh Meadow and Rocky Brooks are the only two named tributaries of the Saugatucket River, though it has many unnamed streams that also feed it. See also *List of rivers in Rhode Island *Narragansett Bay References *Maps from the United States Geological Survey The United States Geological S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
